Business & Economy

Recalibrating MPR, A Proud Moment of Macroeconomic Stability from Volatility

In a move that has sent clear ripples across Nigeria’s financial landscape, the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has taken the...

Olayemi Cardoso: Steering Nigeria’s Macro Economy as Governor of the Central Bank

Since assuming office as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on September 22nd, 2023, Olayemi Cardoso has spearheaded landmark reforms that have...

What Happened To Nigeria’s $20 Billion?

Nigeria is subliminally going through perilous times. Unfortunately, the factors responsible forthese conditions are dangerously explained away politically. The people are hit by mute...

Nigeria's Central Bank on lower interest rate

The Central Bank of Nigeria announced at the beginning of the first quarter, 2010, to keep and maintain 6 percent benchmark interest rate...

PayPal: The World Minus Nigeria

What exactly is the magnitude of our ‘offence’ if put in the proper perspective? Did Nigeria and Nigerians invent internet scamming? Did we take out a patent on it, or was the ‘Registered Trademark’ of Country of Scammers thrust on us by an over-malicious outside world?

Managing and implementing a successful micro financing Project in Anambra State

The government of Anambra State of Nigeria and Access Bank, a local financial institution, have recently launched a 2.5 Billion Naira microfinance project. This is good news...

Payment of Nigeria’s foreign debt: The largest transfer of wealth in modern time

The billions of dollars that Nigeria paid was larger than the donations the rich nations will be providing to poor countries in a period of ten years. The money paid to the rich nations of Paris Club and London Club of Creditors would have found its best use in Africa, if not in Nigeria...

Rebuilding and Protecting the falling Naira

It is arduous, if not a herculean task, to safeguard and revamp a currency in the era of globalism and international currency trading. The recent and precipitous declining value of Nigeria's naira to major currencies including dollar, euro, yen and others is something of great concern...

Sanusi: A Radical in a Conservative Job?

In what would appear to be a reckless outburst of emotions, Sanusi was quoted as saying that the sacked bank executives now standing trial at the various courts in the country deserved to die by firing squad for eroding public confidence...

The collapse of the Naira: Nigeria's Strategic Blunder

Nigeria has so far achieved theoretical quantitative macroeconomic fundamentals, but a lot needs to be done particularly on stabilizing her bearish Naira currency. Although Naira is relatively stable, it is weak and soft when you compare it to other major currencies...

As The Deregulation Blues Resonates Again

The hounds are unleashed on this god-forsaken and raped country again. They are laundered in their legion to prey on hapless and battered Nigerians. They have dusted their cannibalistic writs and are spewing utter balderdash that supports the renewal of their strength against the sagging life line of Nigerians...

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Crippled By Illiteracy

Mankind has seen many decades and centuries; the precedence of events show that while the nations of the west are advancing in all ramifications, Africa is receding with great zest...

Anambra State: Governor Peter obi and the burden of leadership

Governor Obi is 'Unsere eigenen Mann' which means in Igbo language 'Onyeka yi' because he respects and honors the people of his state. Obi is truly a son of the soil...

Fitting End To The NGO Regulatory Bill

At the House of Representatives Public hearing of the...

My Suffering Is Worse Than Yours

In three months, Nigerians will go to the polls again. Everybody I spoke to – in Lagos, Asaba, Awka, Enugu and Abuja – was certain that fraudulent elections could spell lasting doom this time around. Yet, after witnessing the impunity that passed for party primaries, it’s difficult to be hopeful in the prospects of credible elections in April...

Is Nigeria Safe From Terrorist Attack?

Given the strategic importance of Nigeria as the fifth largest supplier of oil to the US and the sixth largest producer of the product in the world, how immune to terror attacks are we?

Carving out a pathway for Nigeria

I will like to say that sometimes, valuable things don’t come from the rich and influential people but from unknown persons in the dark and forgotten corners of the world...

Who Said Our Leaders Are Corrupt?

To date, our leaders determinedly continue to trivialize the madness of financial misappropriation and the long-term harm and hurt it unleashes on the destiny of Nigeria.  This wild-fire menace and monstrous cascade continues unhindered...

Trump, Buhari and the Crude Art of Wobbling and Fumbling

On November 8, 2016 Americans elected Donald Trump as...

Boko Haram: Boobs Not Bombs, Please!

Boko Haram, 'Western Education Is Forbidden', is waging a bloody campaign of bombs in Nigeria. Thus far and still counting the Islamic extremist sect whose main goal reportedly is to 'Islamise' the federation has succeeded in killing thousands and destroying property worth millions of dollars...

Nigeria – Tsunami Of Corruption, Docility And Stupidity

Permit my reminiscences about a land I left behind so long ago. Permit my tears and frustration about a country I love and cherish so much. It is early morning but do permit the expression of my frustration about my fatherland...